Roblox Create A Crop Farming System

An intermediate coding course that expands on basic coding concepts taught in my beginner and intermediate courses.

Created by: Brendon Ross
Roblox Accredited Educator

What Will I Learn?

• Import the project model, and organise the project ready to start.
• Use the changed event to update the GUI whenever the gold value changes.
• Create a functions module script, and add a function to display feedback to the player.
• Change the colour of the plots as they progress through their stages of growth using a variable called State.
• Code the Rake, Bucket, and Seed Bag tools to use on the farm and grow crops.
• Create a sunflower, pumpkin and corn seed to grow on the farm.
• Add all the details about your crops to the seed module script.
• Create conditional statements that guide the player to equip and use the right tools to get the job done.
• Allow the player to collect water from the well to water the crops on the farm.
• Create a special GUI that allows you to see your variables change during the game, and adjusts itself as you increase or decrease the number of variables in the
• Create a start game script that gives each player their own farm.
• Begin to develop a GUI that will hover above the ground showing the player which seeds they can plant, and allow them to click on a button to plant the seed.
• Create a button for each seed that the player has in their inventory.
• Write some code to get all the info about a seed from the seed dictionary and place it into the plot the seed is being planted in.
• Spawn the correct plant and assign it to the plot ready to grow and harvest.
• Use ray casting to change the colour of anything you click on in the project.
• Use ray cast parameters to change the behaviour of the plot as we move it around in the workspace.
• Stop players colliding with other players, and plots colliding with players allowing for smoother game play.
• Let your players buy new seeds when they have made enough gold.
• Test the game using 2 farm models and creating a 2 player test server in Roblox Studio.
• Create a data store for each player using the data module you create.
• Restore player saved data back to the game when they return.
• Make adjustments to the user input script that will create mobile buttons for players using touch enabled devices allowing them to play the game on phones, and
• Create a module script and an animation controller script to handle all the animations you might use in your project.
• Create an animation of the player collecting water from the well using the bucket, and also watering the plants from the bucket.
• Create an animation of the player jumping in the air when harvesting their crops.

Requirements

• Complete course 1 - Learn How To Code Games In Roblox Studio
• Complete course 2 - Roblox Intermediate Coding Course
• A file decompression tool such as WinZip (Windows) or Archive (Mac)
• A Roblox account and character
• Internet connection

Target audience

• Intermediate Roblox Coders
• Roblox Developers